DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Sixteen of DeKalb County's 22 public high schools have been named to a statewide Advanced Placement honor roll.The College Board's AP program gives high school students the opportunity to take college-level courses....

(WXIA) -- Georgia's 2014 high school graduation rates were released Thursday.This year's statewide average is 72.5 percent, up slightly from last year's 71.5 percent. It's also the third consecutive increase in the percentage of seniors...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- The DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department is helping local students have a more productive school year.On August 19 and 20, firefighters will deliver much-needed supplies to three DeKalb County elementary...

(WXIA) -- U.S. News and World Report has unveiled its list of the 20 best high schools in Georgia, and almost all of them are in metro Atlanta.Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology leads the pack. The Lawrenceville charter...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- AT&T and Jobs for America's Graduates have teamed up to curb the dropout rate at five DeKalb County high schools.Clarkston, Cross Keys, Lithonia, McNair and Towers high schools will participate in the Jobs for...

(WXIA) -- The Washington Post has unveiled its 2014 list of America's Most Challenging High Schools.The newspaper determines the annual rankings through a ratio: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Four public high schools in DeKalb County were named 2014 AP Merit Schools by State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge.An AP Merit School is a school where at least 20 percent of students take Advanced Placement...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Seven public high schools in DeKalb County were named 2014 AP Access and Support Schools by State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge.An AP Access and Support School is a school where at least 30 percent of Advanced...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Two public high schools in DeKalb County were named 2014 AP Challenge Schools by State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge.An AP Challenge School is a school that has fewer than 900 students and offers Advanced...